Terrorism

Sep- 2020 -

18 September

Islamic State Expanding Globally Amid Setbacks: US Official

The Islamic State group continues to expand globally with some 20 affiliates, despite being forced out of Syria and the killing of its leaders, a top US counter-terror official said Thursday.

15 September

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Burkina Army ‘Dismantles’ Jihadist Base, Says Kills Two

Two jihadists were killed during an operation to break up a jihadist base in northern Burkina Faso, the West African state's army said Tuesday.

10 September

Armed soldiers of the DR Congo army on a vehicle.

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Notorious ADF Militia Kill 58 in Eastern DR Congo’s Ituri Province

ADF militia killed 58 people in two massacres in the eastern DR Congo province of Ituri, the province's interior minister said.

10 September

Malian soldiers drive through the streets of Bamako, Mali on August 19, 2020

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Four Soldiers Killed in Central Mali Attack: Officials

Four Malian soldiers were killed in an attack in the country's restive central region on Wednesday.

9 September

A smoke plume rises following an explosion targeting the convoy of Afghanistan's vice president Amrullah Saleh in Kabul

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Afghanistan VP Lightly Wounded in Deadly Kabul Blast, Six Dead

Afghanistan's vice president Amrullah Saleh sustained minor injuries Wednesday when his convoy was targeted in Kabul in an explosion that killed at least six people and wounded a dozen more.

8 September

Military troops inspect arms and ammunitions recovered from Boko Haram jihadists.

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Boko Haram Kill 10 Civilians in Northeast Nigeria

Boko Haram jihadists killed 10 civilians in attacks on three villages in restive northeast Nigeria, local security officials said Monday.

8 September

A car blast in Mogadishu claimed by Al Shadab

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Car Bomb Kills 5 Somali Troops, Wounds US Adviser: Officials

A suicide bomber killed five Somali soldiers and seriously wounded an American military adviser in Somalia on Monday in an attack claimed by the Al-Shabaab group.

7 September

Attackers with knives killed a Tunisian National Guard officer and wounded another before three assailants were shot dead

Staff Writer with AFP

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Tunisian Officer Stabbed to Death, 3 ‘Terrorists’ Killed in Firefight

Attackers with knives killed a Tunisian National Guard officer and wounded another Sunday before three assailants were shot dead in a firefight, the security force said, labeling it a "terrorist" act.

5 September

Staff Writer with AFP

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Niger Soldiers Executed Dozens of Civilians, Probe Says

Soldiers in Niger executed dozens of civilians during the counterinsurgency campaign against jihadists in the country's troubled Tillaberi region earlier this year, a probe into the deaths reported.

4 September

Staff Writer with AFP

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Ten Soldiers Killed in Overnight Ambush in Central Mali

At least 10 Malian soldiers were killed in an overnight ambush in a central region near the Mauritanian border where armed jihadist groups are rampant, security and local sources said Friday.